Anderson County High School football coach Mark Peach said lineman Jarrod Cubert, a second team all-state selection by The Courier-Journal, and quarterback Zachary Carmichael, an honorable mention pick, are deserving of their awards.

There’s nuttin’ like a good Christmas sing-along to get the spirits right at this time of year and as 2014 draws to a close there have been some events I have witnessed or been a part over the last 12 months that just beg for a special Christmas song in their honor.

Due to special holiday deadlines, coverage of the Anderson County athletic teams in pre-Christmas tournaments will not appear in this edition of The Anderson News.

The Anderson County High School boys’ basketball team won one and lost two in the Woodford County Invitational over the weekend. The Lady Cats had also won one and lost two and were still playing in the Traditional Bank Classic at Lexington Catholic High School when this edition of The Anderson News went to press.

Brandon Hittle was the winner of the All-Around Saddle 10- to 13-year-old division of the Kansas Junior Rodeo Association. He won the all-around buckles in the calf-tying and breakaway roping and the average buckles in goat-roping and team roping competitions. Brandon is the son of Brent and Marlene Hittle and the grandson of L.D. Bontrager of Anderson County.

Because of the New Year’s Day holiday publishing deadline, all submitted sports news, announcements and photos to be published in the Dec. 31 edition of The Anderson News should be submitted by Friday, Dec. 26 at 9 a.m.